Impact of Viruses and Lessons Learnt
Ideas for post Covid recovery of Indian Economy
The seven points agenda for recovery of Indian Economy after Corona period, is working well. The Indian citizens who love nation are committed to use these seven formula to put the economy again in double digit economic growth.
Vaccination to cure Corona Covid-19:
The countries around the world used vaccination to stop the Covid and covid variants. However, it was observed that the rich countries ordered more vaccines than their requirement to face the pandemic.
The vaccination is proved as a boon to safeguard from the viruses, however the threats are still there about the long term use of vaccine to safeguard from the Corona virus.
While the poor countries faced dire shortages of the vaccines. But experts advised not to forget that even if the pandemic stays in poor countries, it is adverse for all countries in long run. Therefore, there is a need to spend more on medical research especially to fight against the Covid variants. The Delta and Omicron variants of Corona affected more adversely than its earlier Alpha, Beta, Gamma variants.
Those who followed the SoP for preventing Covid remained successful by just washing hands and using Sensitizer in these five rounds of mutation, however, the virus is expected to spread again and again, even today. The history tells the viruses are not dead instead they become inactive for few years and again reactive for the destruction to the mankind.
Whether Covid Vaccine are permanent Solution or not
The vaccination campaign around the world safeguarded human beings from Covid-19 and its Variants. However, the persons who had been vaccinated, also be affected by Covid after the Vaccination. The overall protection was the immunity level of the body. The vaccine also tried to boost immunity.
In such
circumstances, the suspense was not ended on how to safeguard from not being affected by
Covid. How to stay safe, is still a question mark and the world is witnessing the third wave of the Covid-19. It is a must to understand the pandemic, the reasons behind it, and
how to safeguard:
What to do if someone in the Family is infected
from Covid Corona?
Do you know?
At a restaurant, you should wash your hands after ordering. The menu is generally the dirtiest thing you can touch! It means each minor step, a person is taking, needs to be a thing again whether it is an invitation to a non-hygenic environment or not.
Omicron - New Variant of Concern
Viruses:
Just for the sake of humor, I would recall the scene of the 3 idiots
movie in which a student named his teacher "Virus" by looking at his
nature to affect others and change the philosophy for making successful by
ensuring excess than required discipline. Excess of everything leads to some
crisis. The attack of deadly coronavirus is due to the excessive dependence of
humankind upon non-vegetarian food without knowing the drawbacks of what they
are eating. The deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) as per the findings
became viral due to eating bats which are a host of various categories of
viruses. Each virus requires its own treatment in allopathy and experiments are
required to find out the anti-dot of the same. Just a few times back, there was an attack of the deadly Nipah Virus.
The National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) worked to provide
training to the doctors and health workers for dealing with the cases of dangerous
viruses including the Nipah virus. The N95 and three-layer masks are used to
prevent the disease from being viral. The viruses are active particularly due
to a lack of immunity and the viruses target the weak persons first. New
research by Australia's Griffith University found Cancer, Chronic Kidney
Disease, Diabetes, and Hypertension; the four main comorbidities leading to
deaths from Covid-19. The research took a sample of 3,75,859 persons from 14
countries to find out the common medical problems in the patients affected from
the Covid-19. Persons with hypertension and diabetes are found at higher
risks to be affected by the viruses.
The target of Viruses:
Human bodies are usually targeted by viruses, bacteria, and
parasites. Unfortunately, everyone is not aware of such infections and usually
becomes targeted. Thereafter a lot of medicines are required to cure the
diseases that originated from the infections. On 31st December 2018, The Hindu newspaper reported that “a 19-year old donor, whose
HIV-infected blood was transfused to a pregnant woman from Virudunagar
district, died at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH)”. It happened because
the staff at the hospital’s blood bank failed to identify the HIV and Hepatitis B
infections in his blood. It is a must to understand the viruses, bacteria, and
parasites so that everyone can take care and stay healthy forever. In this
article, we will understand each point in very simple terminology.
What is a virus?
In science, we studied that viruses are not visible to human eyes
and the microscope is used to see the viruses. The viruses have no cells and
they depend upon host cells to survive. Till the time, host cells are not in
touch with the viruses, they stay inactive and after the contact of host living
cells, they become active and start to reproduce themselves.
Whenever a disease that is spread by viruses is diagnosed, the
first thing, the doctor recommends i.e. clinical test to check whether there is
an infection by a certain virus or not. Various types of fevers are diagnosed
by checking the presence of viruses. Other diseases like smallpox, polio, NIV,
HIV, etc.; are originated from certain types of viruses. It is a must to understand
how to stay far from such infections.
How does a virus infect?
Due to life without cells, a virus in itself cannot be considered
a living thing. A virus cannot multiply and reproduce until having contact or
touch with a living thing. For example, a virus identified in pig farmers in
1999, later it is found that it had been originated from pigs affected with
mild disease. Out of 300 people, 100 died due to such infection. The
investigation found that the pigs were affected by Nipah Virus (NIV).
Similarly, other viruses, infect humans through transmission from animals or
other living things.
Later on, it is found that the pigs in the case of NiV were the
intermediate host to carry the virus and the origin of the NIV was infected
fruit-bats. The NIV infection can be prevented only by staying far from the
infected living things. The farmers died due to infection from the sick pigs.
The pigs were the intermediate hosts and the fruit bats were the natural hosts
of the NIV.
Nipah Virus (NiV) in Kerala, India:
Recently, in 2018, three persons died due to infection of NiV in
Kerala. In this case, the persons have taken water from a wall in which a
fruit-bat died. The water was contaminated due to sick fruit bat affected
by NIV. The virus could affect more people but it was controlled.
In the case of NiV infection, fever and vomiting with nausea are
usually noticed in a patient. The first thing to prevent the virus from being
spread is adopting healthcare precautions including avoiding the touch or
contact of NiV affected persons, wearing masks and gloves, etc. As per the report
of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Nipah Virus is emerging as a new
epidemic and it is a must to understand this new virus and stay protected. The
natural host for NiV is fruit-bats.
Why natural hosts do not die from infection?
Hepatitis Virus:
What is Zoonosis?
Bacteria and Parasite:
Ways of transmission of viral diseases:
(i) Transmission through virus:
(ii) Transmission through Bacteria:
(iii) Transmission through parasite:
Value of Good Health during Pandemic
Every one of us realized the value of
good health during the pandemic of Covid-19. The eating of junk food and
drinking of cold refrigerator water automatically stopped in the homes, cafes,
and hotels. The inhaling of steam and drinking hot water, improved the health of
people to fight the Covid-19 virus. Each item is selected carefully in the
food so that the immunity boosts further.
Value of positive thoughts during Pandemic
Not only the Government, even the
personalities, film stars, news channels, etc. started to share video clips
to stay positive and how can we fight the virus by keeping hands clean and
wearing masks. The Yoga and Meditation exercises were adopted suddenly by most of
the people who were not believing in such practices. The positive thoughts on
social media platforms, infuse energy to fight the pandemic.
Resilience
The schools and colleges were closed
during the pandemic period, an entire lockdown was announced in India and each person
followed the advisories. Instead of too many constraints in living smooth life,
everyone compromised with the free lifestyle. Even most people come
ahead with creative solutions to overcome the difficulties of life. Students
started to learn online and schools also adopted a pattern to teach online
which was never thought of a few years back. The examinations are conducted in the online form without physical proximity and the students made full cooperation
in it. The technology uses improved to a great extent and Zoom application
offered free of cost. Instead of too many cases of covid-19 positive in nearby
locations, everyone stayed firm to remain positive.
Appreciation to people doing welfare activities
During pandemic times, the people who
were involved in welfare activities to prevent Covid-19 were called Corona
Warriors and appreciated by each citizen, government, and even expressed with
words thanking on the social media platforms. The first time, when the Covid-19
outbreak happened nobody was aware of how dangerous it is. But everyone kept
working to fight its symptoms and also help others to follow the
guidelines of the Government. The cleaning of homes, especially cooking vegetables,
sweeping of roads, picking up garbage, almost everything becomes fast in a way
to restrict Covid-19 to impact upon more lives. Everyone became conscious to
look after the health and comfort of life.
Rich people realized the value of Poor people
In industrial cities, the laborers
started to leave the cities for saving their life and suddenly the Government
and people of industrial cities tried to stop them to go from there. It is
realized that the poor people who belong to labor categories are the foundation on
which the economic prosperity and quality of life depend.
Life is full of happiness and sorrows, the more we learn to tolerate the both, maturity comes in the actions. It's must to learn lessons from the viruses as well.
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